To Support Constant Love and Learning IN CHILDREN
- Equity-focused Read Alouds and Discussion Prompts in a PowerPoint from Melissa McPheeters
- Racial Equity SEL Cards from Lesssons for SEL
- Share with Parents: PBS Kids Special Event: Talking to Children Authentically about Race and Racism
- Help: Racism and Violence: How to Help Kids Handle the News
- Help: Student Circle: Current Events, BLM, and Coping
- Read Alouds: Black Lives Matter Instructional Library on various topics (includes books in Spanish)
- Read: 31 Children’s Books to Support Conversations on Race, Racism, and Resistance
- Read and Connect: Anti-Racist Book Collections for Kids and More
- Read: YouTube Reading of “A Kids Book About Racism” By Jelani Memory
- Read: Social Story for Little Ones and Kids with Special Needs – From Early Childhood Family Education St. Paul
- Watch: Sesame Street and CNN Town Hall on Racism
- Resource Compilation: DC Area Educators 4 Social Justice Compilation of TONS of Resources for Early Childhood and Elementary
- Resource Compilation: Resources for Talking About Race, Racism and Racialized Violence with Kids from the Center for Racial Justice for Education
- Resource Compilation: Black Lives Matter at School Teaching Materials
- Resource Compilation: Your Kids Aren’t Too Young to Talk About Race: Resource Roundup for Parents
- Resource Compilation: Say Their Names: A Toolkit for Educators to Help Foster Productive Conversations About Race and Civil Disobedience (including scripts for grief circles)
To Support YOUR Constant Love and Learning
- Social-Emotional Learning for an Antiracist Future: A Conversation with Dr. Dena Simmons on September 23
- Professional Development: Student Mental Health Matters with Dr. Charles Barrett from Teaching Tolerance
- Professional Development: Various Free Webinars from the National Equity Project
- Professional Development: Do the Work: A Conversation Around Anti-Racist Teaching In K-12 Schools from The Educators Room
- Professional Development: Let's Talk! Discussing Race, Racism and Other Difficult Topics With Students from Teaching Tolerance
- Learn: Summer WORKbook for Educators doing Anti-Racism Work from Tamisha Williams Consulting
- Watch: Proactive School Counseling: Managing the Aftermath of Major Racial Incidents Webinar
- Watch: Just Mercy Movie
- Watch: 13th on Netflix
- Listen: Ibram X. Kendi On How to Be an Antiracist on Brené Brown’s Podcast Unlocking Us
- Listen: Early Childhood & Beyond: Racism, Adversity & Trauma on Young Black Boys with Host Tena Sloan, LMFT
- Read: What Role Can the Education Community Play to End Racism and Begin Healing
- Read: Various Articles by Forward Promise: Promoting the Health of Boys and Young Men of Color
- Read: ‘Moments Like Now Are Why We Teach’: Educators Tackle Tough Conversations About Race and Violence — This Time Virtually
- Read: An Essay for Teachers Who Understand Racism Is Real
- Read: Many California Schools Have Police But No Counselors ACLU Report Finds (A Little Old And Still Relevant)
- Read: Being an Anti-Racist Educator is a Verb
- Buy And Read: 40 Books for Anti-Racist Teachers
- Support: Black-Owned Bookstores
Other ACTIONS to Show Your Constant LOVE for Children and Families
- Assess: Take Harvard’s Implicit Bias Test to Figure Out Where You’re Starting and What You Need to Learn
- Make A Donation: National Equity Project for Schools, The Antiracist Research & Policy Center, Equal Justice Initiative
- Advocate: Tell Congress to Restrict the Use of Deadly Force by Police & Advance the Peace Act
- Advocate: Call Local Officials to Change Violent Police Policies
- Stand Up: Sign the Petition for Justice for Jacob Blake
- More Ideas for White People: 75 Things White People Can Do for Racial Justice
Black Educators to Follow and Learn From on Instagram
- @denasimmons
- @love.tanesha
- @mrsrussellsroom
- @psychedtoread
- @readlikearockstar
- @charlesabarrett
- @alyssagtyghter
- @teachmrreed
- @blackandembodied
- @apron_education
- @britthawthorne
- @theeducatorsroom
Other Black Leaders to Follow and Learn From on Instagram
- @ljeomaoluo
- @blovesoulpower
- @ibramxk
- @austinchanning
- @mspackyetti
- @theconsciouskid
Constant Love and Learning
Please let me know if there are other anti-racist resources that would be good additions to this list for educators. Please also let me know if I have made a mistake in how I'm advocating for anti-racism. I know I always have a lot to learn. You can contact me HERE.
I also wanted to share my many free tools to support your anti-racism work through Social and Emotional Learning (including tools to aid in self-awareness, navigation of big feelings, social awareness, relationship building, nonviolent communication, and ethical and moral decision making) and Educator Well-being (as needed to continually show up and make radical changes in the lives of children).
Radical Educator Self-Care for Radical Change
Be sure to take care of yourself as you do this work so you can SUSTAIN this work for the long haul! Check out my latest blog and thoughts on this HERE.